My latest triumph - Milk loaf in a pipe tin or small tin - recipes & photos

[ellie j]

Oh meganjane,
That  looks divine ,I can just imagine it warm with butter YUUUUUM 

[Frozzie]

MJ did you also flour thé tin or coat with seeds??

[CreamPuff63]

Italian Loaf was much better:

Mama mia! itsa bewdiful MJ 

[JulieO]

MeaganJane, love the look of the Italian loaf, it looks perfect.  Have you posted the recipe on here anywhere? 

[meganjane]

Thanks everyone!

I'll pop the recipe on here in a few minutes. It wasn't quite as light and feathery as I'd like, probably because it only had one rise. I'm waiting on my love banneton basket so I can do the second rise in that.

I only oiled the pan, didn't flour and seed it. I missed that bit when reading. Is that essential? I didn't want to have seeds on it, so can I just oil and flour? Actually, now I think of it I have some Wilton's Cake Release which is flour and oil in one and works brilliantly for cake tins. I'll try that next time.

[Frozzie]

Thanks everyone!

I'll pop the recipe on here in a few minutes. It wasn't quite as light and feathery as I'd like, probably because it only had one rise. I'm waiting on my love banneton basket so I can do the second rise in that.

I only oiled the pan, didn't flour and seed it. I missed that bit when reading. Is that essential? I didn't want to have seeds on it, so can I just oil and flour? Actually, now I think of it I have some Wilton's Cake Release which is flour and oil in one and works brilliantly for cake tins. I'll try that next time.

Just one or thé other mj but alot use thé seeds ... But i préfèr just oil then flour... Seeds are a Nice change if you can havé them.

[meganjane]

Thanks Frozzie!

[andiesenji]

A baker on another forum sent me a note about some problems he was having with baking Boston brown bread (made with dates and raisins and quite sticky)  in his round tins - the 4 section, like I pictured earlier in this topic -  and said he had to resort to lining the sections with parchment. 
His loaves were not only sticking, they were splitting in half when he opened the tin, or big chunks were separating. 

He also tried one section lined with Reynolds "Release" aluminum foil and it worked okay but not as cleanly as the parchment.

Hey, parchment is cheap enough that it is worth a try.

I'm sure that with multiple uses, the tins will acquire a "patina" that will make them less inclined to stick.  That, however, takes time.

[meganjane]

I think you're right there, andie, about the patina developing over time.
My loaf broke in half too. I haven't tried again, been too busy. I'll do the Wilton's release and if that doesn't work, the parchment paper. Trouble is, with parchment, you probably won't get the lovely tank shape.

[andiesenji]

I forgot to say that he damped the parchment - he probably sprayed it with a water bottle - on a tray before lining the pans.  That would make sense, it would form to the shape of the tin more easily.

I should have thought of that myself. (Knocking head on counter.)

[hools003]

Yay I'm so happy. My tin has just arrived at my door about 10 minutes ago. This arvo thermie will be very busy making curries for Saturday and now I'll have to try out my milk loaf tin!!!
I was going to get my friend to get one from the uk as she is on holidays but I'm a bit impatient and wanted it sooner, I ended up finding one on eBay and I think they have about 6 listed if anyones interested. It was $33.99 with $8.50 postage I think. Yay yay yay. Omg I'm excited about a bread tin. How things change!

[Cornish Cream]

Faffa, I have one of these and it works really well.  Doesn't get blocked, you just pump it a couple of times and spray. If it broke, I would buy another one. 

http://www.everten.com.au/product/Prepara-Oil-Mister.html

On Julie's recommendation I got one of these and it's fantastic.Thanks Julie

[judydawn]

Faffa, I have one of these and it works really well.  Doesn't get blocked, you just pump it a couple of times and spray. If it broke, I would buy another one. 

http://www.everten.com.au/product/Prepara-Oil-Mister.html

As I mentioned Julie, I forwarded the above link to DD asking if she could get me one for Mothers' Day - a week later she decided she had better order it and would you believe they were out of stock.  I wonder how many were purchased by forum members from your recommendation.  She ended up finding the same one somewhere else but it hasn't made it here in time for MD - I ended up with 2 recipe books, a handbag and flowers today and will have to wait for the oil mister.

[JulieO]

You're welcome Cornish 

Judy, at least it's on it's way to you.  I hope you had a lovely day. 

[meganjane]

I'm attempting another loaf in the pipe tin today. Planning to use the TangZhong starter because it makes such a lovely soft loaf.
I've coated the inside of the tin liberally with Wilton's Cake Release, so fingers and toes are crossed that it doesn't stick again!!